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Bairwa A, Venkatasalam EP, Sudha R, Umamaheswari R, Singh BP. Techniques for characterization and eradication of potato cyst nematode: a review. J Parasit Dis 2017; 41:607-620. [PMID: 28848248 PMCID: PMC5555919 DOI: 10.1007/s12639-016-0873-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Correct identification of species and pathotypes is must for eradication of potato cyst nematodes (PCN). The identification of PCN species after completing the life cycle is very difficult because it is based on morphological and morphometrical characteristics. Genetically different populations of PCN are morphologically same and differentiated based on the host differential study. Later on these traditional techniques have been replaced by biochemical techniques viz, one and two dimensional gel electrophoresis, capillary gel electrophoresis, isozymes, dot blot hybridization and isoelectric focusing etc. to distinguish both the species. One and two dimensional gel electrophoresis has used to examine inter- and intra-specific differences in proteins of Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida. Now application of PCR and DNA based characterization techniques like RAPD, AFLP and RFLP are the important tools for differentiating inter- and intra specific variation in PCN and has given opportunities to accurate identification of PCN. For managing the PCN, till now we are following integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, however these strategies are not effective to eradicate the PCN. Therefore to eradicate the PCN we need noval management practices like RNAi (RNA interference) or Gene silencing.
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- ICAR-CPRI, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh India
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Duceppe MO, Lafond-Lapalme J, Palomares-Rius JE, Sabeh M, Blok V, Moffett P, Mimee B. Analysis of survival and hatching transcriptomes from potato cyst nematodes, Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida. Sci Rep 2017. [PMID: 28634407 PMCID: PMC5478601 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03871-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Potato cyst nematodes (PCNs), Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida, cause important economic losses. They are hard to manage because of their ability to remain dormant in soil for many years. Although general knowledge about these plant parasitic nematodes has considerably increased over the past decades, very little is known about molecular events involved in cyst dormancy and hatching, two key steps of their development. Here, we have studied the progression of PCN transcriptomes from dry cysts to hatched juveniles using RNA-Seq. We found that several cell detoxification-related genes were highly active in the dry cysts. Many genes linked to an increase of calcium and water uptake were up-regulated during transition from dormancy to hydration. Exposure of hydrated cysts to host plant root exudates resulted in different transcriptional response between species. After 48 h of exposure, G. pallida cysts showed no significant modulation of gene expression while G. rostochiensis had 278 differentially expressed genes. The first G. rostochiensis significantly up-regulated gene was observed after 8 h and was coding for a transmembrane metalloprotease. This enzyme is able to activate/inactivate peptide hormones and could be involved in a cascade of events leading to hatching. Several known effector genes were also up-regulated during hatching.
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- Marc-Olivier Duceppe
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 430, Boulevard Gouin Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Québec), J3B 3E6, Québec, Canada.,Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa Laboratory Fallowfield (OLF), 3851 Fallowfield Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K2H 8P9, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 430, Boulevard Gouin Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Québec), J3B 3E6, Québec, Canada.,Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 2R1, Canada
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, United Kingdom.,Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Avenida Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004 Córdoba, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario, ceiA3, Spain
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 430, Boulevard Gouin Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Québec), J3B 3E6, Québec, Canada
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, United Kingdom
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- Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 2R1, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 430, Boulevard Gouin Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Québec), J3B 3E6, Québec, Canada.
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Amini S, Maali-Amiri R, Mohammadi R, Kazemi-Shahandashti SS. cDNA-AFLP analysis of transcripts induced in chickpea plants by TiO 2 nanoparticles during cold stress. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2017; 111:39-49. [PMID: 27907856 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We evaluated the effect of TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) on cold tolerance (CT) development in two chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes (Sel96Th11439, cold tolerant, and ILC533, cold susceptible) by using cDNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism (cDNA-AFLP) technique during the first and sixth days of cold stress (CS) at 4 °C. Selective amplification by primer combinations generated 4200 transcript-derived fragments (TDFs) while 100 of them (2.62%) were differentially expressed. During CS, 60 differentially expressed TDFs of TiO2 NPs-treated plants were cloned and 10 of them produced successfully readable sequences. These data represented different groups of genes involved in metabolism pathways, cellular defense, cell connections and signaling, transcriptional regulation and chromatin architecture. Two out of 10 TDFs were unknown genes with uncharacterized functions or sequences without homology to known ones. The network-based analysis showed a gene-gene relationship in response to CS. Quantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) confirmed differential expression of identified genes (six out of 10 TDFs) with potential functions in CT and showed similar patterns with cDNA-AFLP results. An increase in transcription level of these TDFs, particularly on the first day of CS, was crucial for developing CT through decreasing electrolyte leakage index (ELI) content in tolerant plants compared to susceptible ones, as well as in TiO2 NPs-treated plants compared to control ones. It could also indicate probable role of TiO2 NPs against CS-induced oxidative stress. Therefore, a new application of TiO2 NPs in CT development is suggested for preventing or controlling the damages in field conditions and increasing crop productivity.
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- Saeed Amini
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj 31587-77871, Iran
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj 31587-77871, Iran.
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj 31587-77871, Iran
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Sahebi M, Hanafi MM, Azizi P, Hakim A, Ashkani S, Abiri R. Suppression Subtractive Hybridization Versus Next-Generation Sequencing in Plant Genetic Engineering: Challenges and Perspectives. Mol Biotechnol 2016; 57:880-903. [PMID: 26271955 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-015-9884-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) is an effective method to identify different genes with different expression levels involved in a variety of biological processes. This method has often been used to study molecular mechanisms of plants in complex relationships with different pathogens and a variety of biotic stresses. Compared to other techniques used in gene expression profiling, SSH needs relatively smaller amounts of the initial materials, with lower costs, and fewer false positives present within the results. Extraction of total RNA from plant species rich in phenolic compounds, carbohydrates, and polysaccharides that easily bind to nucleic acids through cellular mechanisms is difficult and needs to be considered. Remarkable advancement has been achieved in the next-generation sequencing (NGS) field. As a result of progress within fields related to molecular chemistry and biology as well as specialized engineering, parallelization in the sequencing reaction has exceptionally enhanced the overall read number of generated sequences per run. Currently available sequencing platforms support an earlier unparalleled view directly into complex mixes associated with RNA in addition to DNA samples. NGS technology has demonstrated the ability to sequence DNA with remarkable swiftness, therefore allowing previously unthinkable scientific accomplishments along with novel biological purposes. However, the massive amounts of data generated by NGS impose a substantial challenge with regard to data safe-keeping and analysis. This review examines some simple but vital points involved in preparing the initial material for SSH and introduces this method as well as its associated applications to detect different novel genes from different plant species. This review evaluates general concepts, basic applications, plus the probable results of NGS technology in genomics, with unique mention of feasible potential tools as well as bioinformatics.
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- Mahbod Sahebi
- Laboratory of Plantation Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia,
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A review of methods for nematode identification. J Microbiol Methods 2016; 138:37-49. [PMID: 27262374 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Nematodes are non-segmented roundworms found in soil, aquatic environment, plants, or animals. Either useful or pathogenic, they greatly influence environmental equilibrium, human and animal health, as well as plant production. Knowledge on their taxonomy and biology are key issues to answer the different challenges associated to these organisms. Nowadays, most of the nematode taxonomy remains unknown or unclear. Several approaches are available for parasite identification, from the traditional morphology-based techniques to the sophisticated high-throughput sequencing technologies. All these techniques have advantages or drawbacks depending on the sample origin and the number of nematodes to be processed. This review proposes an overview of all newly available methods available to identify known and/or unknown nematodes with a specific focus on emerging high-throughput molecular techniques.
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Rehman S, Gupta VK, Goyal AK. Identification and functional analysis of secreted effectors from phytoparasitic nematodes. BMC Microbiol 2016; 16:48. [PMID: 27001199 PMCID: PMC4802876 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-016-0632-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Plant parasitic nematodes develop an intimate and long-term feeding relationship with their host plants. They induce a multi-nucleate feeding site close to the vascular bundle in the roots of their host plant and remain sessile for the rest of their life. Nematode secretions, produced in the oesophageal glands and secreted through a hollow stylet into the host plant cytoplasm, are believed to play key role in pathogenesis. To combat these persistent pathogens, the identity and functional analysis of secreted effectors can serve as a key to devise durable control measures. In this review, we will recapitulate the knowledge over the identification and functional characterization of secreted nematode effector repertoire from phytoparasitic nematodes. RESEARCH Despite considerable efforts, the identity of genes encoding nematode secreted proteins has long been severely hampered because of their microscopic size, long generation time and obligate biotrophic nature. The methodologies such as bioinformatics, protein structure modeling, in situ hybridization microscopy, and protein-protein interaction have been used to identify and to attribute functions to the effectors. In addition, RNA interference (RNAi) has been instrumental to decipher the role of the genes encoding secreted effectors necessary for parasitism and genes attributed to normal development. Recent comparative and functional genomic approaches have accelerated the identification of effectors from phytoparasitic nematodes and offers opportunities to control these pathogens. CONCLUSION Plant parasitic nematodes pose a serious threat to global food security of various economically important crops. There is a wealth of genomic and transcriptomic information available on plant parasitic nematodes and comparative genomics has identified many effectors. Bioengineering crops with dsRNA of phytonematode genes can disrupt the life cycle of parasitic nematodes and therefore holds great promise to develop resistant crops against plant-parasitic nematodes.
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- Sajid Rehman
- />International Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Rabat-Instituts-Morocco, P.O.Box 6299, Rabat, Morocco
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- />National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- />International Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Rabat-Instituts-Morocco, P.O.Box 6299, Rabat, Morocco
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Oberholster PJ, Hill L, Jappie S, Truter JC, Botha AM. Applying genotoxicology tools to identify environmental stressors in support of river management. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 144:319-329. [PMID: 26372886 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Revised: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Although bioassay approaches are useful for identifying chemicals of potential concern, they provide little understanding of the mechanisms of chemical toxicity. Without this understanding, it is difficult to address some of the key challenges that currently face aquatic ecotoxicology. To overcome this, the toxicity potential of the water samples was assessed and surviving organisms (Physa acuta) were used for protein activity measurements and gene expression profiling by making use of complementary DNA amplified fragment length polymorphism (cDNA-AFLP) analysis. From the data it was evident that the impacts of specific pollutants (e.g. sewage) on organisms at the cellular level could be identified, and that the expressed stressor genes can be used as bioindicators/markers/genetic signatures or fingerprints during identification of point source pollution. From an ecosystem management point of view these insights could assist with the forecasting and reduction of environmental risks on catchment level by implementing suitable management interventions.
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- Paul J Oberholster
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Stellenbosch, 7601, South Africa; Botany and Zoology Department, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, 7601, South Africa
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- Genetics Department, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, 7601, South Africa; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, 2000, South Africa
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- Genetics Department, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, 7601, South Africa
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- Botany and Zoology Department, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, 7601, South Africa
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- Genetics Department, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, 7601, South Africa.
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Diaz-Granados A, Petrescu AJ, Goverse A, Smant G. SPRYSEC Effectors: A Versatile Protein-Binding Platform to Disrupt Plant Innate Immunity. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1575. [PMID: 27812363 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Persistent infections by sedentary plant-parasitic nematodes are a major threat to important food crops all over the world. These roundworms manipulate host plant cell morphology and physiology to establish sophisticated feeding structures. Key modifications to plant cells during their transition into feeding structures are largely attributed to the activity of effectors secreted by the nematodes. The SPRYSEC effectors were initially identified in the potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida, and are characterized by a single SPRY domain, a non-catalytic domain present in modular proteins with different functions. The SPRY domain is wide-spread among eukaryotes and thought to be involved in mediating protein-protein interactions. Thus far, the SPRY domain is only reported as a functional domain in effectors of plant-parasitic nematodes, but not of other plant pathogens. SPRYSEC effectors have been implicated in both suppression and activation of plant immunity, but other possible roles in nematode virulence remain undefined. Here, we review the latest reports on the structure, function, and sequence diversity of SPRYSEC effectors, which provide support for a model featuring these effectors as a versatile protein-binding platform for the nematodes to target a wide range of host proteins during parasitism.
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Structural Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University Wageningen, Netherlands
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Diaz-Granados A, Petrescu AJ, Goverse A, Smant G. SPRYSEC Effectors: A Versatile Protein-Binding Platform to Disrupt Plant Innate Immunity. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1575. [PMID: 27812363 PMCID: PMC5071358 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Persistent infections by sedentary plant-parasitic nematodes are a major threat to important food crops all over the world. These roundworms manipulate host plant cell morphology and physiology to establish sophisticated feeding structures. Key modifications to plant cells during their transition into feeding structures are largely attributed to the activity of effectors secreted by the nematodes. The SPRYSEC effectors were initially identified in the potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida, and are characterized by a single SPRY domain, a non-catalytic domain present in modular proteins with different functions. The SPRY domain is wide-spread among eukaryotes and thought to be involved in mediating protein-protein interactions. Thus far, the SPRY domain is only reported as a functional domain in effectors of plant-parasitic nematodes, but not of other plant pathogens. SPRYSEC effectors have been implicated in both suppression and activation of plant immunity, but other possible roles in nematode virulence remain undefined. Here, we review the latest reports on the structure, function, and sequence diversity of SPRYSEC effectors, which provide support for a model featuring these effectors as a versatile protein-binding platform for the nematodes to target a wide range of host proteins during parasitism.
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Structural Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian AcademyBucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen UniversityWageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen UniversityWageningen, Netherlands
- *Correspondence: Geert Smant,
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Noon JB, Hewezi T, Maier TR, Simmons C, Wei JZ, Wu G, Llaca V, Deschamps S, Davis EL, Mitchum MG, Hussey RS, Baum TJ. Eighteen New Candidate Effectors of the Phytonematode Heterodera glycines Produced Specifically in the Secretory Esophageal Gland Cells During Parasitism. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2015; 105:1362-72. [PMID: 25871857 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-02-15-0049-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Heterodera glycines, the soybean cyst nematode, is the number one pathogen of soybean (Glycine max). This nematode infects soybean roots and forms an elaborate feeding site in the vascular cylinder. H. glycines produces an arsenal of effector proteins in the secretory esophageal gland cells. More than 60 H. glycines candidate effectors were identified in previous gland-cell-mining projects. However, it is likely that additional candidate effectors remained unidentified. With the goal of identifying remaining H. glycines candidate effectors, we constructed and sequenced a large gland cell cDNA library resulting in 11,814 expressed sequence tags. After bioinformatic filtering for candidate effectors using a number of criteria, in situ hybridizations were performed in H. glycines whole-mount specimens to identify candidate effectors whose mRNA exclusively accumulated in the esophageal gland cells, which is a hallmark of many nematode effectors. This approach resulted in the identification of 18 new H. glycines esophageal gland-cell-specific candidate effectors. Of these candidate effectors, 11 sequences were pioneers without similarities to known proteins while 7 sequences had similarities to functionally annotated proteins in databases. These putative homologies provided the bases for the development of hypotheses about potential functions in the parasitism process.
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- Jason B Noon
- First, third, and twelfth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011; second author: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996; fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, IA 50131; ninth author: Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695; tenth author: Division of Plant Sciences and Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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- First, third, and twelfth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011; second author: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996; fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, IA 50131; ninth author: Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695; tenth author: Division of Plant Sciences and Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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- First, third, and twelfth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011; second author: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996; fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, IA 50131; ninth author: Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695; tenth author: Division of Plant Sciences and Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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- First, third, and twelfth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011; second author: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996; fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, IA 50131; ninth author: Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695; tenth author: Division of Plant Sciences and Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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- First, third, and twelfth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011; second author: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996; fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, IA 50131; ninth author: Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695; tenth author: Division of Plant Sciences and Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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- First, third, and twelfth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011; second author: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996; fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, IA 50131; ninth author: Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695; tenth author: Division of Plant Sciences and Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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- First, third, and twelfth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011; second author: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996; fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, IA 50131; ninth author: Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695; tenth author: Division of Plant Sciences and Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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- First, third, and twelfth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011; second author: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996; fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, IA 50131; ninth author: Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695; tenth author: Division of Plant Sciences and Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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- First, third, and twelfth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011; second author: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996; fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, IA 50131; ninth author: Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695; tenth author: Division of Plant Sciences and Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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- First, third, and twelfth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011; second author: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996; fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, IA 50131; ninth author: Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695; tenth author: Division of Plant Sciences and Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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- First, third, and twelfth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011; second author: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996; fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, IA 50131; ninth author: Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695; tenth author: Division of Plant Sciences and Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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- First, third, and twelfth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011; second author: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996; fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth authors: DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, IA 50131; ninth author: Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695; tenth author: Division of Plant Sciences and Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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Genomic characterisation of the effector complement of the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:923. [PMID: 25342461 PMCID: PMC4213498 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background The potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida has biotrophic interactions with its host. The nematode induces a feeding structure – the syncytium – which it keeps alive for the duration of the life cycle and on which it depends for all nutrients required to develop to the adult stage. Interactions of G. pallida with the host are mediated by effectors, which are produced in two sets of gland cells. These effectors suppress host defences, facilitate migration and induce the formation of the syncytium. Results The recent completion of the G. pallida genome sequence has allowed us to identify the effector complement from this species. We identify 128 orthologues of effectors from other nematodes as well as 117 novel effector candidates. We have used in situ hybridisation to confirm gland cell expression of a subset of these effectors, demonstrating the validity of our effector identification approach. We have examined the expression profiles of all effector candidates using RNAseq; this analysis shows that the majority of effectors fall into one of three clusters of sequences showing conserved expression characteristics (invasive stage nematode only, parasitic stage only or invasive stage and adult male only). We demonstrate that further diversity in the effector pool is generated by alternative splicing. In addition, we show that effectors target a diverse range of structures in plant cells, including the peroxisome. This is the first identification of effectors from any plant pathogen that target this structure. Conclusion This is the first genome scale search for effectors, combined to a life-cycle expression analysis, for any plant-parasitic nematode. We show that, like other phylogenetically unrelated plant pathogens, plant parasitic nematodes deploy hundreds of effectors in order to parasitise plants, with different effectors required for different phases of the infection process. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-923) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Cicatelli A, Baldantoni D, Iovieno P, Carotenuto M, Alfani A, De Feis I, Castiglione S. Genetically biodiverse potato cultivars grown on a suitable agricultural soil under compost amendment or mineral fertilization: yield, quality, genetic and epigenetic variations, soil properties. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 493:1025-1035. [PMID: 25016108 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.05.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2013] [Revised: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The use of compost for soil amendment is a promising agricultural practice environmentally and economically viable. In the framework of a wide research project designed to evaluate the effects of soil amendment with municipal solid waste compost in comparison with traditional mineral fertilization practices, 54 different cultivars (Cvs) of potatoes were AFLP (amplified fragment length polymorphism) molecularly fingerprinted. The seven most genetically biodiverse potato Cvs were used to establish an experimental field in southern Italy. The field area was divided into two portions fertilized with compost (20 Mg ha(-1)) or with ammonium sulphate (200 kg ha(-1)). No significant differences in productivity, organoleptic characteristics and element concentrations were observed between the potato tubers obtained with both kinds of soil fertilization, while the tubers grown on compost amended soil showed, on average, higher K concentrations with respect to those grown on mineral fertilised soil. cDNA-AFLP (complementary DNA-AFLP) and MSAP (methylation sensitive amplified polymorphism) analyses were carried out on both leaves and tubers of one selected Cv to estimate if any transcriptome alterations or epigenetic modifications were induced by the two kinds of fertilization, however no variations were detected. Chemical and biological soil qualities (i.e., microbial respiration, FDA hydrolysis, alkaline and acid phosphatase) were assessed on soil samples at the start of the experiment and at the end of potato crop cycle. No significant differences in soil pH and limited ones, in the available fraction of some trace elements, were observed; while conductivity was much higher for the compost amended portion of the experimental field. Microbial respiration, FDA hydrolysis and acid phosphatase activities were significantly increased by compost amendment, in comparison with mineral fertilization. Finally, a sensory panel of potato Cvs detected no significant differences among qualitative descriptors and among potatoes coming from the two differently fertilized soils.
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- Angela Cicatelli
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano (SA), Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano (SA), Italy.
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Centro di Ricerca per l'Orticoltura (CRA-ORT), Pontecagnano (SA), Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano (SA), Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano (SA), Italy.
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- Istituto per Applicazioni della Matematica (CNR), Napoli, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano (SA), Italy.
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Eves-van den Akker S, Lilley CJ, Danchin EGJ, Rancurel C, Cock PJA, Urwin PE, Jones JT. The transcriptome of Nacobbus aberrans reveals insights into the evolution of sedentary endoparasitism in plant-parasitic nematodes. Genome Biol Evol 2014; 6:2181-94. [PMID: 25123114 PMCID: PMC4202313 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evu171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Within the phylum Nematoda, plant-parasitism is hypothesized to have arisen independently on at least four occasions. The most economically damaging plant-parasitic nematode species, and consequently the most widely studied, are those that feed as they migrate destructively through host roots causing necrotic lesions (migratory endoparasites) and those that modify host root tissue to create a nutrient sink from which they feed (sedentary endoparasites). The false root-knot nematode Nacobbus aberrans is the only known species to have both migratory endoparasitic and sedentary endoparasitic stages within its life cycle. Moreover, its sedentary stage appears to have characteristics of both the root-knot and the cyst nematodes. We present the first large-scale genetic resource of any false-root knot nematode species. We use RNAseq to describe relative abundance changes in all expressed genes across the life cycle to provide interesting insights into the biology of this nematode as it transitions between modes of parasitism. A multigene phylogenetic analysis of N. aberrans with respect to plant-parasitic nematodes of all groups confirms its proximity to both cyst and root-knot nematodes. We present a transcriptome-wide analysis of both lateral gene transfer events and the effector complement. Comparing parasitism genes of typical root-knot and cyst nematodes to those of N. aberrans has revealed interesting similarities. Importantly, genes that were believed to be either cyst nematode, or root-knot nematode, "specific" have both been identified in N. aberrans. Our results provide insights into the characteristics of a common ancestor and the evolution of sedentary endoparasitism of plants by nematodes.
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- Sebastian Eves-van den Akker
- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, United Kingdom Cell and Molecular Sciences Group, Dundee Effector Consortium, James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1355, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1355, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Information and Computational Sciences Group, Dundee Effector Consortium, James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences Group, Dundee Effector Consortium, James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
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De novo transcriptome sequencing and analysis of the cereal cyst nematode, Heterodera avenae. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96311. [PMID: 24802510 PMCID: PMC4011697 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The cereal cyst nematode (CCN, Heterodera avenae) is a major pest of wheat (Triticum spp) that reduces crop yields in many countries. Cyst nematodes are obligate sedentary endoparasites that reproduce by amphimixis. Here, we report the first transcriptome analysis of two stages of H. avenae. After sequencing extracted RNA from pre parasitic infective juvenile and adult stages of the life cycle, 131 million Illumina high quality paired end reads were obtained which generated 27,765 contigs with N50 of 1,028 base pairs, of which 10,452 were annotated. Comparative analyses were undertaken to evaluate H. avenae sequences with those of other plant, animal and free living nematodes to identify differences in expressed genes. There were 4,431 transcripts common to H. avenae and the free living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, and 9,462 in common with more closely related potato cyst nematode, Globodera pallida. Annotation of H. avenae carbohydrate active enzymes (CAZy) revealed fewer glycoside hydrolases (GHs) but more glycosyl transferases (GTs) and carbohydrate esterases (CEs) when compared to M. incognita. 1,280 transcripts were found to have secretory signature, presence of signal peptide and absence of transmembrane. In a comparison of genes expressed in the pre-parasitic juvenile and feeding female stages, expression levels of 30 genes with high RPKM (reads per base per kilo million) value, were analysed by qRT-PCR which confirmed the observed differences in their levels of expression levels. In addition, we have also developed a user-friendly resource, Heterodera transcriptome database (HATdb) for public access of the data generated in this study. The new data provided on the transcriptome of H. avenae adds to the genetic resources available to study plant parasitic nematodes and provides an opportunity to seek new effectors that are specifically involved in the H. avenae-cereal host interaction.
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Cotton JA, Lilley CJ, Jones LM, Kikuchi T, Reid AJ, Thorpe P, Tsai IJ, Beasley H, Blok V, Cock PJA, den Akker SEV, Holroyd N, Hunt M, Mantelin S, Naghra H, Pain A, Palomares-Rius JE, Zarowiecki M, Berriman M, Jones JT, Urwin PE. The genome and life-stage specific transcriptomes of Globodera pallida elucidate key aspects of plant parasitism by a cyst nematode. Genome Biol 2014; 15:R43. [PMID: 24580726 PMCID: PMC4054857 DOI: 10.1186/gb-2014-15-3-r43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 03/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Globodera pallida is a devastating pathogen of potato crops, making it one of the most economically important plant parasitic nematodes. It is also an important model for the biology of cyst nematodes. Cyst nematodes and root-knot nematodes are the two most important plant parasitic nematode groups and together represent a global threat to food security. RESULTS We present the complete genome sequence of G. pallida, together with transcriptomic data from most of the nematode life cycle, particularly focusing on the life cycle stages involved in root invasion and establishment of the biotrophic feeding site. Despite the relatively close phylogenetic relationship with root-knot nematodes, we describe a very different gene family content between the two groups and in particular extensive differences in the repertoire of effectors, including an enormous expansion of the SPRY domain protein family in G. pallida, which includes the SPRYSEC family of effectors. This highlights the distinct biology of cyst nematodes compared to the root-knot nematodes that were, until now, the only sedentary plant parasitic nematodes for which genome information was available. We also present in-depth descriptions of the repertoires of other genes likely to be important in understanding the unique biology of cyst nematodes and of potential drug targets and other targets for their control. CONCLUSIONS The data and analyses we present will be central in exploiting post-genomic approaches in the development of much-needed novel strategies for the control of G. pallida and related pathogens.
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- James A Cotton
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
- Division of Parasitology, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Division of Parasitology, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
- Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Present address: School of Life Sciences, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Present address: Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
- Present address: Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Alameda del Obispo s/n Apdo 4084, 14080 Córdoba, Spain
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Rahman M, Haegeman A, Rahman BM, Gheysen G. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Molecular cloning and expression analysis of novel putative effector genes from Meloidogyne graminicola. J Appl Genet 2013; 54:493. [PMID: 23846215 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-013-0160-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Revised: 06/09/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Masuder Rahman
- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science & Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh,
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Wang H, Jung YH, Son D, Choo HY. High level of genetic diversity among Steinernema monticolum in Korea revealed by single-enzyme amplified fragment length polymorphism. J Invertebr Pathol 2013; 113:146-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2013.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2012] [Revised: 03/08/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Huan Wang
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
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Teillet A, Dybal K, Kerry BR, Miller AJ, Curtis RHC, Hedden P. Transcriptional changes of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita in response to Arabidopsis thaliana root signals. PLoS One 2013; 8:e61259. [PMID: 23593446 PMCID: PMC3625231 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Root-knot nematodes are obligate parasites that invade roots and induce the formation of specialized feeding structures. Although physiological and molecular changes inside the root leading to feeding site formation have been studied, very little is known about the molecular events preceding root penetration by nematodes. In order to investigate the influence of root exudates on nematode gene expression before plant invasion and to identify new genes potentially involved in parasitism, sterile root exudates from the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana were produced and used to treat Meloidogyne incognita pre-parasitic second-stage juveniles. After confirming the activity of A. thaliana root exudates (ARE) on M. incognita stylet thrusting, six new candidate genes identified by cDNA-AFLP were confirmed by qRT-PCR as being differentially expressed after incubation for one hour with ARE. Using an in vitro inoculation method that focuses on the events preceding the root penetration, we show that five of these genes are differentially expressed within hours of nematode exposure to A. thaliana roots. We also show that these genes are up-regulated post nematode penetration during migration and feeding site initiation. This study demonstrates that preceding root invasion plant-parasitic nematodes are able to perceive root signals and to respond by changing their behaviour and gene expression.
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- Alice Teillet
- Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts, United Kingdom.
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Palomares-Rius JE, Hedley PE, Cock PJA, Morris JA, Jones JT, Vovlas N, Blok V. Comparison of transcript profiles in different life stages of the nematode Globodera pallida under different host potato genotypes. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2012; 13:1120-34. [PMID: 22863280 PMCID: PMC6638826 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2012.00821.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The potato cyst nematodes (PCNs) Globodera pallida and Globodera rostochiensis are important parasites of potato. PCNs undergo complex biotrophic interactions with their hosts that involve gene expression changes in both the nematode and the host plant. The aim of this study was to determine key genes that are differentially expressed in Globodera pallida life cycle stages and during the initiation of the feeding site in susceptible and partially resistant potato genotypes. For this purpose, two microarray experiments were designed: (i) a comparison of eggs, infective second-stage juveniles (J2s) and sedentary parasitic-stage J2s (SJ2); (ii) a comparison of SJ2s at 8 days after inoculation (DAI) in the susceptible cultivar (Desirée) and two partially resistant lines. The results showed differential expression of G. pallida genes during the stages studied, including previously characterized effectors. In addition, a large number of genes changed their expression between SJ2s in the susceptible cultivar and those infecting partially resistant lines; the number of genes with modified expression was lower when the two partially resistant lines were compared. Moreover, a histopathological study was performed at several time points (7, 14 and 30 DAI) and showed the similarities between both partially resistant lines with a delay and degeneration in the formation of the syncytia in comparison with the susceptible cultivar. Females at 30 DAI in partially resistant lines showed a delay in their development in comparison with those in the susceptible cultivar.
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- Juan E Palomares-Rius
- Cell and Molecular Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK.
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Dual disease resistance mediated by the immune receptor Cf-2 in tomato requires a common virulence target of a fungus and a nematode. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:10119-24. [PMID: 22675118 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1202867109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Plants lack the seemingly unlimited receptor diversity of a somatic adaptive immune system as found in vertebrates and rely on only a relatively small set of innate immune receptors to resist a myriad of pathogens. Here, we show that disease-resistant tomato plants use an efficient mechanism to leverage the limited nonself recognition capacity of their innate immune system. We found that the extracellular plant immune receptor protein Cf-2 of the red currant tomato (Solanum pimpinellifolium) has acquired dual resistance specificity by sensing perturbations in a common virulence target of two independently evolved effectors of a fungus and a nematode. The Cf-2 protein, originally identified as a monospecific immune receptor for the leaf mold fungus Cladosporium fulvum, also mediates disease resistance to the root parasitic nematode Globodera rostochiensis pathotype Ro1-Mierenbos. The Cf-2-mediated dual resistance is triggered by effector-induced perturbations of the apoplastic Rcr3(pim) protein of S. pimpinellifolium. Binding of the venom allergen-like effector protein Gr-VAP1 of G. rostochiensis to Rcr3(pim) perturbs the active site of this papain-like cysteine protease. In the absence of the Cf-2 receptor, Rcr3(pim) increases the susceptibility of tomato plants to G. rostochiensis, thus showing its role as a virulence target of these nematodes. Furthermore, both nematode infection and transient expression of Gr-VAP1 in tomato plants harboring Cf-2 and Rcr3(pim) trigger a defense-related programmed cell death in plant cells. Our data demonstrate that monitoring host proteins targeted by multiple pathogens broadens the spectrum of disease resistances mediated by single plant immune receptors.
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Haegeman A, Mantelin S, Jones JT, Gheysen G. Functional roles of effectors of plant-parasitic nematodes. Gene 2011; 492:19-31. [PMID: 22062000 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2011.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2011] [Revised: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 10/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Plant pathogens have evolved a variety of different strategies that allow them to successfully infect their hosts. Plant-parasitic nematodes secrete numerous proteins into their hosts. These proteins, called effectors, have various functions in the plant cell. The most studied effectors to date are the plant cell wall degrading enzymes, which have an interesting evolutionary history since they are believed to have been acquired from bacteria or fungi by horizontal gene transfer. Extensive genome, transcriptome and proteome studies have shown that plant-parasitic nematodes secrete many additional effectors. The function of many of these is less clear although during the last decade, several research groups have determined the function of some of these effectors. Even though many effectors remain to be investigated, it has already become clear that they can have very diverse functions. Some are involved in suppression of plant defences, while others can specifically interact with plant signalling or hormone pathways to promote the formation of nematode feeding sites. In this review, the most recent progress in the understanding of the function of plant-parasitic nematode effectors is discussed.
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- Annelies Haegeman
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Henriquez MA, Daayf F. Identification and cloning of differentially expressed genes involved in the interaction between potato and Phytophthora infestans using a subtractive hybridization and cDNA-AFLP combinational approach. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2010; 52:453-67. [PMID: 20537041 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2010.00943.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Using a subtractive hybridization (SH)/cDNA-AFLP combinational approach, differentially expressed genes involved in the potato-Phytophthora infestans interaction were identified. These included genes potentially controlling pathogenesis or avr genes in P. infestans as well as those potentially involved in potato resistance or susceptibility to this pathogen. Forty-one differentially expressed transcript-derived fragments (TDFs), resulting from the interaction, were cloned and sequenced. Two TDFs, suggested as potential pathogenicity factors, have sequence similarity to N-succinyl diaminopimelate aminotransferase and a transcriptional regulator, TetR family gene, respectively. Two other TDFs, suggested as potential avr genes, have sequence similarity to an EST sequence from Avr4/Cf-4/Avr9/Cf-9 and a P. infestans avirulence-associated gene, respectively. Genes' expression and origin were confirmed using Southern blots, Northern blots and qRT-PCR. I.e., potential resistance gene DL81 was induced at 12 hpi in the moderately resistant cultivar, whereas it was down-regulated as early as 6 hpi in the susceptible cultivar. On the other hand, DL21 was induced at 6 hpi (3.38-fold) in response to the highly aggressive isolate (US8) and strongly up-regulated thereafter (25.13-fold at 120 hpi.), whereas it was only slightly up-regulated in response to the weakly aggressive isolate US11 (3.82-fold at 96 hpi), suggesting its potential involvement as a susceptibility gene.
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- Maria Antonia Henriquez
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, 222 Agriculture Building, Winnipeg R3T2N2, Canada
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This article relates how my lifelong passion for nematology evolved and the philosophy that drove my research program, including maintaining a balance between applied and basic research, and key collaborations I have had with other researchers. Although the driving force behind my basic research was to advance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of nematode parasitism of plants, the underlying theme was how to apply the new basic knowledge of nematode biology to provide better control of these economically important crop pathogens in grower fields. There are high expectations that new nematode control strategies will result from science-based solutions that can be delivered through biotechnology-derived crops and provide an unprecedented opportunity for limiting nematode damage to multiple crops.
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- Richard S Hussey
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.
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Jones JT, Kumar A, Pylypenko LA, Thirugnanasambandam A, Castelli L, Chapman S, Cock PJA, Grenier E, Lilley CJ, Phillips MS, Blok VC. Identification and functional characterization of effectors in expressed sequence tags from various life cycle stages of the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2009; 10:815-28. [PMID: 19849787 PMCID: PMC6640342 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2009.00585.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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In this article, we describe the analysis of over 9000 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from cDNA libraries obtained from various life cycle stages of Globodera pallida. We have identified over 50 G. pallida effectors from this dataset using bioinformatics analysis, by screening clones in order to identify secreted proteins up-regulated after the onset of parasitism and using in situ hybridization to confirm the expression in pharyngeal gland cells. A substantial gene family encoding G. pallida SPRYSEC proteins has been identified. The expression of these genes is restricted to the dorsal pharyngeal gland cell. Different members of the SPRYSEC family of proteins from G. pallida show different subcellular localization patterns in plants, with some localized to the cytoplasm and others to the nucleus and nucleolus. Differences in subcellular localization may reflect diverse functional roles for each individual protein or, more likely, variety in the compartmentalization of plant proteins targeted by the nematode. Our data are therefore consistent with the suggestion that the SPRYSEC proteins suppress host defences, as suggested previously, and that they achieve this through interaction with a range of host targets.
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- John T Jones
- Plant Pathology Programme, SCRI, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK.
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Sacco MA, Koropacka K, Grenier E, Jaubert MJ, Blanchard A, Goverse A, Smant G, Moffett P. The cyst nematode SPRYSEC protein RBP-1 elicits Gpa2- and RanGAP2-dependent plant cell death. PLoS Pathog 2009; 5:e1000564. [PMID: 19714238 PMCID: PMC2727447 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2009] [Accepted: 08/04/2009] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Plant NB-LRR proteins confer robust protection against microbes and metazoan parasites by recognizing pathogen-derived avirulence (Avr) proteins that are delivered to the host cytoplasm. Microbial Avr proteins usually function as virulence factors in compatible interactions; however, little is known about the types of metazoan proteins recognized by NB-LRR proteins and their relationship with virulence. In this report, we demonstrate that the secreted protein RBP-1 from the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida elicits defense responses, including cell death typical of a hypersensitive response (HR), through the NB-LRR protein Gpa2. Gp-Rbp-1 variants from G. pallida populations both virulent and avirulent to Gpa2 demonstrated a high degree of polymorphism, with positive selection detected at numerous sites. All Gp-RBP-1 protein variants from an avirulent population were recognized by Gpa2, whereas virulent populations possessed Gp-RBP-1 protein variants both recognized and non-recognized by Gpa2. Recognition of Gp-RBP-1 by Gpa2 correlated to a single amino acid polymorphism at position 187 in the Gp-RBP-1 SPRY domain. Gp-RBP-1 expressed from Potato virus X elicited Gpa2-mediated defenses that required Ran GTPase-activating protein 2 (RanGAP2), a protein known to interact with the Gpa2 N terminus. Tethering RanGAP2 and Gp-RBP-1 variants via fusion proteins resulted in an enhancement of Gpa2-mediated responses. However, activation of Gpa2 was still dependent on the recognition specificity conferred by amino acid 187 and the Gpa2 LRR domain. These results suggest a two-tiered process wherein RanGAP2 mediates an initial interaction with pathogen-delivered Gp-RBP-1 proteins but where the Gpa2 LRR determines which of these interactions will be productive.
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- Melanie Ann Sacco
- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, New York, United
States of America
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The
Netherlands
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- INRA, Agrocampus Rennes, Univ Rennes 1, UMR1099 BiO3P (Biology of
Organisms and Populations Applied to Plant Protection), Le Rheu,
France
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, New York, United
States of America
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- INRA, Agrocampus Rennes, Univ Rennes 1, UMR1099 BiO3P (Biology of
Organisms and Populations Applied to Plant Protection), Le Rheu,
France
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The
Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, New York, United
States of America
- Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke,
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Wang X, Tang C, Zhang G, Li Y, Wang C, Liu B, Qu Z, Zhao J, Han Q, Huang L, Chen X, Kang Z. cDNA-AFLP analysis reveals differential gene expression in compatible interaction of wheat challenged with Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici. BMC Genomics 2009; 10:289. [PMID: 19566949 PMCID: PMC2717123 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2008] [Accepted: 06/30/2009] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici is a fungal pathogen causing stripe rust, one of the most important wheat diseases worldwide. The fungus is strictly biotrophic and thus, completely dependent on living host cells for its reproduction, which makes it difficult to study genes of the pathogen. In spite of its economic importance, little is known about the molecular basis of compatible interaction between the pathogen and wheat host. In this study, we identified wheat and P. striiformis genes associated with the infection process by conducting a large-scale transcriptomic analysis using cDNA-AFLP. RESULTS Of the total 54,912 transcript derived fragments (TDFs) obtained using cDNA-AFLP with 64 primer pairs, 2,306 (4.2%) displayed altered expression patterns after inoculation, of which 966 showed up-regulated and 1,340 down-regulated. 186 TDFs produced reliable sequences after sequencing of 208 TDFs selected, of which 74 (40%) had known functions through BLAST searching the GenBank database. Majority of the latter group had predicted gene products involved in energy (13%), signal transduction (5.4%), disease/defence (5.9%) and metabolism (5% of the sequenced TDFs). BLAST searching of the wheat stem rust fungus genome database identified 18 TDFs possibly from the stripe rust pathogen, of which 9 were validated of the pathogen origin using PCR-based assays followed by sequencing confirmation. Of the 186 reliable TDFs, 29 homologous to genes known to play a role in disease/defense, signal transduction or uncharacterized genes were further selected for validation of cDNA-AFLP expression patterns using qRT-PCR analyses. Results confirmed the altered expression patterns of 28 (96.5%) genes revealed by the cDNA-AFLP technique. CONCLUSION The results show that cDNA-AFLP is a reliable technique for studying expression patterns of genes involved in the wheat-stripe rust interactions. Genes involved in compatible interactions between wheat and the stripe rust pathogen were identified and their expression patterns were determined. The present study should be helpful in elucidating the molecular basis of the infection process, and identifying genes that can be targeted for inhibiting the growth and reproduction of the pathogen. Moreover, this study can also be used to elucidate the defence responses of the genes that were of plant origin.
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- Xiaojie Wang
- College of Plant Protection and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- USDA-ARS and Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6430, USA
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- College of Plant Protection and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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Rehman S, Postma W, Tytgat T, Prins P, Qin L, Overmars H, Vossen J, Spiridon LN, Petrescu AJ, Goverse A, Bakker J, Smant G. A secreted SPRY domain-containing protein (SPRYSEC) from the plant-parasitic nematode Globodera rostochiensis interacts with a CC-NB-LRR protein from a susceptible tomato. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2009; 22:330-40. [PMID: 19245327 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-22-3-0330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Esophageal gland secretions from nematodes are believed to include effectors that play important roles in plant parasitism. We have identified a novel gene family encoding secreted proteins specifically expressed in the dorsal esophageal gland of Globodera rostochiensis early in the parasitic cycle, and which contain the B30.2/SPRY domain. The secondary structure of these proteins, named the secreted SPRY domain-containing proteins (SPRYSEC), includes highly conserved regions folding into beta-strands interspersed with loops varying in sequence and in length. Mapping sequence diversity onto a three-dimensional structure model of the SPRYSEC indicated that most of the variability is in the extended loops that shape the so-called surface A in the SPRY domains. Seven of nine amino acid sites subjected to diversifying selection in the SPRYSEC are also at this surface. In both yeast-two-hybrid screening using a library from a susceptible tomato and in an in vitro pull-down assay, one of the SPRYSEC interacted with the leucine-rich repeat (LRR) region of a novel coiled-coil nucleotide-binding LRR protein, which is highly similar to members of the SW5 resistance gene cluster. Given that the tomato cultivar used is susceptible to nematode infection, this SPRYSEC could be an evolutionary intermediate that binds to a classical immune receptor but does not yet, or no longer, triggers a resistance response. Alternatively, this SPRYSEC may bind to the immune receptor to downregulate its activity.
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- Sajid Rehman
- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Binnenhaven 5, 6709PD Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Molecular Approaches Toward Resistance to Plant-Parasitic Nematodes. CELL BIOLOGY OF PLANT NEMATODE PARASITISM 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-85215-5_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Esposito N, Ovchinnikova O, Barone A, Zoina A, Holst O, Evidente A. Host and Non-Host Plant Response to Bacterial Wilt in Potato: Role of the Lipopolysaccharide Isolated fromRalstonia solanacearumand Molecular Analysis of Plant-Pathogen Interaction. Chem Biodivers 2008; 5:2662-75. [DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200890220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hewezi T, Howe P, Maier TR, Hussey RS, Mitchum MG, Davis EL, Baum TJ. Cellulose binding protein from the parasitic nematode Heterodera schachtii interacts with Arabidopsis pectin methylesterase: cooperative cell wall modification during parasitism. THE PLANT CELL 2008; 20:3080-93. [PMID: 19001564 PMCID: PMC2613657 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.063065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2008] [Revised: 10/15/2008] [Accepted: 10/29/2008] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plant-parasitic cyst nematodes secrete a complex of cell wall-digesting enzymes, which aid in root penetration and migration. The soybean cyst nematode Heterodera glycines also produces a cellulose binding protein (Hg CBP) secretory protein. To determine the function of CBP, an orthologous cDNA clone (Hs CBP) was isolated from the sugar beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii, which is able to infect Arabidopsis thaliana. CBP is expressed only in the early phases of feeding cell formation and not during the migratory phase. Transgenic Arabidopsis expressing Hs CBP developed longer roots and exhibited enhanced susceptibility to H. schachtii. A yeast two-hybrid screen identified Arabidopsis pectin methylesterase protein 3 (PME3) as strongly and specifically interacting with Hs CBP. Transgenic plants overexpressing PME3 also produced longer roots and exhibited increased susceptibility to H. schachtii, while a pme3 knockout mutant showed opposite phenotypes. Moreover, CBP overexpression increases PME3 activity in planta. Localization studies support the mode of action of PME3 as a cell wall-modifying enzyme. Expression of CBP in the pme3 knockout mutant revealed that PME3 is required but not the sole mechanism for CBP overexpression phenotype. These data indicate that CBP directly interacts with PME3 thereby activating and potentially targeting this enzyme to aid cyst nematode parasitism.
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- Tarek Hewezi
- Department of Plant Pathology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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Roze E, Hanse B, Mitreva M, Vanholme B, Bakker J, Smant G. Mining the secretome of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne chitwoodi for candidate parasitism genes. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2008; 9:1-10. [PMID: 18705879 PMCID: PMC6640309 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2007.00435.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Parasite proteins secreted at the interface of nematode and host are believed to play an essential role in parasitism. Here, we present an efficient pipeline of bio-informatic algorithms and laboratory experiments to identify candidate parasitism genes within nematode secretomes, i.e. the repertoire of secreted proteins in an organism. We performed our approach on 12 218 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) originating from three life stages of the plant parasitic nematode Meloidogyne chitwoodi--a molecularly unexplored root-knot nematode species. The ESTs from M. chitwoodi were assembled into 5880 contigs and open reading frames translated from the consensus sequences were searched for features of putative signal peptides for protein secretion and trans-membrane regions, resulting in the identification of 398 secretome members. The products of parasitism genes are secreted by a range of organs, including the oesophageal, amphidial and rectal glands, the intestine, and the hypodermis. To localize the site of expression in M. chitwoodi, we subjected the most abundant secretome members to in situ hybridization microscopy. We found hybridization of one tag in the dorsal oesophageal gland, seven in the two subventral oesophageal glands, two in the intestine and one tag hybridized to the tail tip in the proximity of the phasmids. Four sequences showed similarity to putative parasitism genes from other nematode species, whereas seven represented pioneering sequences. Our approach presents an efficient method to identify candidate parasitism genes, which does not require sophisticated cDNA isolation and selection protocols, and can therefore be used as a powerful starting point for the molecular investigation of parasites.
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- Erwin Roze
- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Binnenhaven 5, 6709 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Neveu C, Charvet C, Fauvin A, Cortet J, Castagnone-Sereno P, Cabaret J. Identification of levamisole resistance markers in the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus using a cDNA-AFLP approach. Parasitology 2007; 134:1105-10. [PMID: 17608970 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182007000030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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cDNA-AFLP (cDNA-Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism)-based strategy has been used to identify levamisole (LEV) resistance markers in the nematode Haemonchus contortus. Transcript profiles of adult nematodes from two LEV-resistant and two susceptible isolates were compared. Among the 17 280 transcript-derived fragments (TDFs) amplified, 26 presented a polymorphic pattern between resistant and susceptible nematodes: 11 TDFs were present in both resistant isolates and absent from both susceptible isolates whereas 15 TDFs were present in both susceptible isolates and absent from both resistant isolates. 8 TDFs specifically present in resistant isolates were cloned and sequenced. Some of these TDFs could represent novel genes, as their sequences presented no homologies in databases. Interestingly, specific expression of one candidate (HA17) in resistant nematodes from different isolates was confirmed by RT-PCR experiments. The finding that HA17 expression correlates with LEV resistance in three H. contortus isolates vs five susceptible isolates strongly suggest that we identified a new potential marker of LEV resistance. This differential approach at the transcriptome level could be of great interest for the identification of the molecular mechanism involved in this phenotype.
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- C Neveu
- INRA, IASP, 213, UR 1282, F-37380 Nouzilly, France.
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Kudla U, Milac AL, Qin L, Overmars H, Roze E, Holterman M, Petrescu AJ, Goverse A, Bakker J, Helder J, Smant G. Structural and functional characterization of a novel, host penetration-related pectate lyase from the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2007; 8:293-305. [PMID: 20507500 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2007.00394.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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SUMMARY The cell wall, a strong extraprotoplasmic layer surrounding plant cells that mainly consists of a variety of polysaccharides, constitutes a major barrier for potential parasites. Plant-parasitic nematodes are well equipped to overcome this barrier as they produce and secrete cell-wall-degrading enzymes. Expression profiling of various life stages of the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis revealed a novel pectate lyase gene (Gr-pel2, 759 bp). The Gr-PEL2 protein showed highest similarity to pectate lyases from the facultative plant-parasitic nematodes Bursaphelenchus mucronatus and B. xylophilus and the soil-inhabiting saprophytic Streptomyces and Frankia species (i.e. 40-42% identity and 58-60% similarity), whereas only a remote relatedness to the previously identified Gr-PEL1 was observed (i.e. 28% identity and 43% similarity). Transient expression of Gr-pel2 in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana resulted in severe malformations of the infiltrated tissues, not relating to maceration and soft rot symptoms. Ca(2+) is known to be essential for pectate lyase activity, and the most likely calcium-binding site was identified in the Gr-PEL2 protein by combining homology modelling of the three-dimensional structure, site-directed mutagenesis and transient expression in leaves. A highly charged cleft in Gr-PEL2, which is likely to be involved in substrate binding and which is also significantly more hydrophobic in Gr-PEL1, was shown to be essential for protein activity. Our results underline the broad spectrum of pectate lyases and cell-wall-degrading enzymes necessary for successful parasitism by cyst nematodes.
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- Urszula Kudla
- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Binnenhaven 5, 6709 PD Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Vanholme B, VAN Thuyne W, Vanhouteghem K, DE Meutter J, Cannoot B, Gheysen G. Molecular characterization and functional importance of pectate lyase secreted by the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2007; 8:267-78. [PMID: 20507498 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2007.00392.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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SUMMARY To analyse the parasitic behaviour of the plant-parasitic nematode Heterodera schachtii, proteins secreted by this nematode were purified and separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Mass spectrometric analysis identified one of the spots as a pectate lyase (EC 4.2.2.2). The corresponding gene was cloned from a cDNA library using primers derived from the peptide tag. A second pectate lyase was cloned based on similarity to known pectate lyases of related cyst nematodes. The predicted proteins are only 29% identical. Despite the low homology, the proteins have a similar secondary structure and it is likely that they fold into a similar right-handed beta-helix. Both proteins have a putative signal peptide for secretion, and in situ hybridization revealed that expression of the genes was limited to the subventral secretory glands. RT-PCR showed that both genes were expressed in the migratory preparasitic stage although the level of expression between the two genes was different. Post-transcriptional gene silencing by soaking the nematodes in double-stranded RNA against the gene with the highest expression level affected the infection process of the nematode, which is in agreement with the general idea that pectate lyases are essential during migration of the nematode in the plant root.
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- Bartel Vanholme
- Molecular Biotechnology Department, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium
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Gong ZY, He ZS, Zhu JB, Yu GQ, Zou HS. Sinorhizobium meliloti nifA mutant induces different gene expression profile from wild type in Alfalfa nodules. Cell Res 2006; 16:818-29. [PMID: 17001343 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7310096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Several studies have demonstrated that the Rhizobium nifA gene is an activator of nitrogen fixation acting in nodule bacteria. To understand the effects of the Sinorhizobium meliloti nifA gene on Alfalfa, the cDNA-AFLP technique was employed to study the changes in gene expression in nifA mutant nodules. Among the approximately 3,000 transcript-derived fragments, 37 had differential expression levels. These expression levels were subsequently confirmed by reverse Northern blot and RT-polymerase chain reaction. Sequence analyses revealed that 21 cDNA fragments corresponded to genes involved in signal communication, protein degradation, nutrient metabolism, cell growth and development.
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- Zi Ying Gong
- National Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Poch HLC, López RHM, Kanyuka K. Functionality of resistance gene Hero, which controls plant root-infecting potato cyst nematodes, in leaves of tomato. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2006; 29:1372-8. [PMID: 17080958 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2006.01517.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The expression of host genomes is modified locally by root endoparasitic nematode secretions to induce the development of complex cellular structures referred as feeding sites. In compatible interactions, the feeding sites provide the environment and nutrients for the completion of the nematode's life cycle, whereas in an incompatible (resistant) interaction, the host immune system triggers a plant cell death programme, often in the form of a hypersensitive reaction, which restricts nematode reproduction. These processes have been studied in great detail in organ tissues normally infected by these nematodes: the roots. Here we show that host leaves can support a similar set of programmed developmental events in the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis life cycle that are typical of the root-invading nematodes. We also show that a gene-for-gene type specific disease resistance that is effective against potato cyst nematodes (PCN) in roots also operates in leaves: the expression of the resistance (R) gene Hero and members of its gene family in leaves correlates with the elicitation of a hypersensitive response only during the incompatible interaction. These findings, and the ability to isolate RNA from relevant parasitic stages of the nematode, may have significant implications for the identification of nematode factors involved in incompatible interactions.
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- H L Cabrera Poch
- Plant-Pathogen Interactions Division, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK.
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Wang JP, Bughrara SS. Detection of an efficient restriction enzyme combination for cDNA-AFLP analysis in Festuca mairei and evaluation of the identity of transcript-derived fragments. Mol Biotechnol 2006; 29:211-20. [PMID: 15767698 DOI: 10.1385/mb:29:3:211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In cDNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism (cDNA-AFLP) analysis, it is critical to choose a suitable pair of restriction enzymes for tagging sites in cDNA for amplification. Possibility of production of chimeric fragments from cDNA-AFLP analysis remains to be researched. The objectives of this study were to detect an efficient restriction enzyme combination for cDNA-AFLP analysis when Festuca species was used as template, and to evaluate the identity of transcript-derived fragments (TDFs) from cDNA-AFLP analysis. We found that NspI coupled TaqI was a pair of highly efficient enzymes by generating a much higher number of TDFs than the commonly used EcoRI and TaqI. This was the first study to apply NspI for AFLP analysis, prompting that this enzyme may have valuable application potential for other species. The identity of TDF was evaluated by sequencing a TDF and comparing it with the sequence of the template cDNA. The result showed that the chimeric fragments derived from ligation between digested fragments was generated and could not be eliminated by increasing adapter concentration. Although the existence of chimeric fragments should be carefully considered, the unexpected sequence in the chimeric TDF may not seriously influence the sequencing and BLAST searching analyses.
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- Jianping P Wang
- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, 286 PSSB, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Lilley CJ, Atkinson HJ, Urwin PE. Molecular aspects of cyst nematodes. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2005; 6:577-88. [PMID: 20565681 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2005.00306.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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UNLABELLED SUMMARY Taxonomy: Superkingdom Eukaryota; kingdom Metazoa; phylum Nematoda; class Chromadorea; order Tylenchida; suborder Tylenchina; superfamily Tylenchoidea; family Heteroderidae; subfamily Heteroderinae; main genera Heterodera and Globodera. HOST RANGE Cyst nematodes comprise approximately 100 known species in six genera. They are pathogens of temperate, subtropical and tropical plant species and the host range of many species is narrow. The most economically important species are within the Globodera and Heterodera genera. Globodera pallida and G. rostochiensis are important pathogens of potato crops. There are many economic species in the Heterodera genus, including Heterodera glycines (soybean cyst nematode), H. avenae (cereal cyst nematode) and H. schachtii (sugar beet cyst nematode), the last of which attacks a range of Chenopodiaceae and Cruciferae, including Arabidopsis thaliana. Disease symptoms: Field symptoms of severe cyst nematode infection are often stunting, wilting and chlorosis, but considerable yield loss can occur without obvious symptoms. The only unique indicator of cyst nematode infection is the presence of adult female nematodes attached to host roots after several weeks of parasitism. Disease control: This is usually achieved by using integrated pest management involving cultural practices such as crop rotation, resistant cultivars if available and chemical control when economically justified.
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Cappelli K, Porceddu A, Verini-Supplizi A, Capomaccio S, Marchis FD, Falcinelli M, Gaiti A, Silvestrelli M. cDNA AFLP-based techniques for studying transcript profiles in horses. Res Vet Sci 2005; 79:105-12. [PMID: 15924927 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2004.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2004] [Revised: 11/08/2004] [Accepted: 11/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The identification of differentially expressed genes is a fundamental prerequisite for understanding the molecular regulation of most physiological and pathological processes. Among the procedures employed to compare mRNA populations, those that are gel-based appear to hold great promise and are considered excellent tools for studying gene expression in species, such as the equine one, for which little genomic information is available. In the present study, we evaluated two techniques for studying mRNA profiles in horse tissue, one referred to the cDNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) that we called C-AFLP (classical cDNA-AFLP) protocol and the other to ordered differential display (ODD) with some modifications that we named S-AFLP (systematic cDNA-AFLP). Both techniques can be applied in live animals because of the small amount of sample required. We applied the S-AFLP to investigate horse transcript profile modifications during physical exercise. We found two transcripts that are mostly expressed during exercise and immediately after the end of it.
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- K Cappelli
- Centro di Studio del Cavallo Sportivo, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
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Lambert KN, Bekal S, Domier LL, Niblack TL, Noel GR, Smyth CA. Selection of Heterodera glycines chorismate mutase-1 alleles on nematode-resistant soybean. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2005; 18:593-601. [PMID: 15986929 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-18-0593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The soybean cyst nematode Heterodera glycines is the most destructive pathogen of soybean in the Unites States. Diversity in the parasitic ability of the nematode allows it to reproduce on nematode-resistant soybean. H. glycines chorismate mutase-1 (Hg-CM-1) is a nematode enzyme with the potential to suppress host plant defense compounds; therefore, it has the potential to enhance the parasitic ability of nematodes expressing the gene. Hg-cm-1 is a member of a gene family where two alleles, Hg-cm-1A and Hg-cm-1B, have been identified. Analysis of the Hg-cm-1 gene copy number revealed that there are multiple copies of Hg-cm-1 alleles in the H. glycines genome. H. glycines inbred lines were crossed to ultimately generate three F2 populations of second-stage juveniles (J2s) segregating for Hg-cm-1A and Hg-cm-1B. Segregation of Hg-cm-1A and 1B approximated a 1:2:1 ratio, which suggested that Hg-cm-1 is organized in a cluster of genes that segregate roughly as a single locus. The F2 H. glycines J2 populations were used to infect nematode-resistant (Hartwig, PI88788, and PI90763) and susceptible (Lee 74) soybean plants. H. glycines grown on Hartwig, Lee 74, and PI90763 showed allelic frequencies similar to Hg-cm-1A/B, but nematodes grown on PI88788 contained predominately Hg-cm-1A allele as a result of a statistically significant drop of Hg-cm-1B in the population. This result suggests that specific Hg-cm-1 alleles, or a closely linked gene, may aid H. glycines in adapting to particular soybean hosts.
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- Kris N Lambert
- Department of Crop Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1102 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana 61801, USA.
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Santaella M, Suárez E, López C, González C, Mosquera G, Restrepo S, Tohme J, Badillo A, Verdier V. Identification of genes in cassava that are differentially expressed during infection with Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2004; 5:549-558. [PMID: 20565629 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2004.00254.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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SUMMARY The cDNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism approach was used to identify differentially expressed transcripts from cassava infected by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis (Xam). Approximately 3600 transcript-derived fragments (TDFs) were screened of which 340 were isolated. The nucleotide sequences of 250 TDFs were analysed and assembled into contigs and singletons. The amino acid sequences of their predicted products were compared with entries in databases and 63 of these clones showed homology to known plant genes. Of these, 32 showed similarity to plant defence proteins. Fifty-one TDFs corresponded to proteins of unknown function and 106 did not match any sequence in the public databases. Quantitative reverse transcription PCR was carried out with a selected set of gene transcripts that demonstrated an increase of expression during the infection. These results point out candidate genes that are associated with cassava resistance to Xam and reinforce the idea of a complex process occurring during this plant-pathogen interaction.
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- Marcella Santaella
- Biotechnology Research Unit, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical CIAT, AA 6713, Cali, Colombia
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Alba R, Fei Z, Payton P, Liu Y, Moore SL, Debbie P, Cohn J, D'Ascenzo M, Gordon JS, Rose JKC, Martin G, Tanksley SD, Bouzayen M, Jahn MM, Giovannoni J. ESTs, cDNA microarrays, and gene expression profiling: tools for dissecting plant physiology and development. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2004; 39:697-714. [PMID: 15315633 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2004.02178.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Gene expression profiling holds tremendous promise for dissecting the regulatory mechanisms and transcriptional networks that underlie biological processes. Here we provide details of approaches used by others and ourselves for gene expression profiling in plants with emphasis on cDNA microarrays and discussion of both experimental design and downstream analysis. We focus on methods and techniques emphasizing fabrication of cDNA microarrays, fluorescent labeling, cDNA hybridization, experimental design, and data processing. We include specific examples that demonstrate how this technology can be used to further our understanding of plant physiology and development (specifically fruit development and ripening) and for comparative genomics by comparing transcriptome activity in tomato and pepper fruit.
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- Rob Alba
- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University Campus, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Reijans M, Lascaris R, Groeneger AO, Wittenberg A, Wesselink E, van Oeveren J, de Wit E, Boorsma A, Voetdijk B, van der Spek H, Grivell LA, Simons G. Quantitative comparison of cDNA-AFLP, microarrays, and GeneChip expression data in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genomics 2004; 82:606-18. [PMID: 14611802 DOI: 10.1016/s0888-7543(03)00179-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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cDNA-AFLP is a genome-wide expression analysis technology that does not require any prior knowledge of gene sequences. This PCR-based technique combines a high sensitivity with a high specificity, allowing detection of rarely expressed genes and distinguishing between homologous genes. In this report, we validated quantitative expression data of 110 cDNA-AFLP fragments in yeast with DNA microarrays and GeneChip data. The best correlation was found between cDNA-AFLP and GeneChip data. The cDNA-AFLP data revealed a low number of inconsistent profiles that could be explained by gel artifact, overexposure, or mismatch amplification. In addition, 18 cDNA-AFLP fragments displayed homology to genomic yeast DNA, but could not be linked unambiguously to any known ORF. These fragments were most probably derived from 5' or 3' noncoding sequences or might represent previously unidentified ORFs. Genes liable to cross hybridization showed identical results in cDNA-AFLP and GeneChip analysis. Three genes, which were readily detected with cDNA-AFLP, showed no significant expression in GeneChip experiments. We show that cDNA-AFLP is a very good alternative to microarrays and since no preexisting biological or sequence information is required, it is applicable to any species.
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Vanholme B, De Meutter J, Tytgat T, Van Montagu M, Coomans A, Gheysen G. Secretions of plant-parasitic nematodes: a molecular update. Gene 2004; 332:13-27. [PMID: 15145050 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2004.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2003] [Revised: 01/30/2004] [Accepted: 02/09/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The interaction between sedentary endoparasitic nematodes and plants is fascinating, because these animals have developed an ingenious way to manipulate the plant's gene regulation and metabolism to their own advantage. They are able to form highly specialized feeding structures in the plant root to satisfy their nutritional demands for development and reproduction. This ability makes them extremely successful parasites with severe consequences for agriculture. Triggered by these economical losses, detailed studies of the parasitic interaction have been performed, which resulted in an extensive descriptive knowledge. However, the underlying biochemical and molecular events of this intimate relationship have still not been elucidated. It is generally accepted that secretions produced by the nematode are responsible for the dramatic alteration of specific cells in the host plant. In the past few years, the identification of genes coding for secreted proteins was a breakthrough in plant nematode research. However, the available information is still too limited to allow the formulation of a comprehensive model, mainly because the sequences of many of these genes are novel with no similar sequence found in the existing databases. A new challenge in the coming years will be the functional analysis of these putative parasitism genes.
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- Bartel Vanholme
- Molecular Biotechnology Department, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Huang G, Dong R, Maier T, Allen R, Davis EL, Baum TJ, Hussey RS. Use of solid-phase subtractive hybridization for the identification of parasitism gene candidates from the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2004; 5:217-222. [PMID: 20565611 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2004.00220.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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SUMMARY A solid-phase subtractive strategy was used to clone parasitism gene candidates (PGCs) expressed in the oesophageal gland cells of Meloidogyne incognita. Nematode intestinal first-strand cDNA was synthesized directly on magnetic beads and used to enrich for gland-specific sequences by high stringency hybridization to gland-cell mRNA. A gland-specific cDNA library was created from the nonhybridizing gland-cell mRNA by long-distance reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Subtraction of the gland cDNA library (1000 clones) with previously cloned M. incognita parasitism genes removed 89 cDNA clones and promoted efficient identification of new PGCs. Sequencing of 711 cDNA clones from the subtracted library revealed that deduced protein sequences of 67 cDNAs were preceded by a signal peptide for secretion, a key criterion for parasitism genes. In situ hybridization with probes from the cDNA clones encoding signal peptides showed that seven cDNA clones were specifically expressed in the subventral gland cells and four in the dorsal gland cell of M. incognita. BLASTP analyses revealed the predicted proteins of five cDNAs to be novel sequences. The six PGCs with similarities to known proteins included a pectate lyase, three beta-1,4-endoglucanases and two chorismate mutases. This subtractive protocol provides an efficient and reliable approach for identifying PGCs encoding oesophageal gland cell secretory proteins that may have a role in M. incognita parasitism of plants.
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- Guozhong Huang
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7274, USA
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Volkmuth W, Turk S, Shapiro A, Fang Y, Kiegle E, van Haaren M, Donson J. Technical advances: genome-wide cDNA-AFLP analysis of the Arabidopsis transcriptome. OMICS-A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2004; 7:143-59. [PMID: 14506844 DOI: 10.1089/153623103322246548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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cDNA-AFLP, a technology historically used to identify small numbers of differentially expressed genes, was adapted as a genome-wide transcript profiling method. mRNA levels were assayed in a diverse range of tissues from Arabidopsis thaliana plants grown under a variety of environmental conditions. The resulting cDNA-AFLP fragments were sequenced. By linking cDNA-AFLP fragments to their corresponding mRNAs via these sequences, a database was generated that contained quantitative expression information for up to two-thirds of gene loci in A. thaliana, ecotype Ws. Using this resource, the expression levels of genes, including those with high nucleotide sequence similarity, could be determined in a high-throughput manner merely by comparing cDNA-AFLP profiles with the database. The lengths of cDNA-AFLP fragments inferred from their electrophoretic mobilities correlated well with actual fragment lengths determined by sequencing. In addition, the concentrations of AFLP fragments from single cDNAs were highly correlated, illustrating the validity of cDNA-AFLP as a quantitative, genome-wide, transcript profiling method. cDNA-AFLP profiles were also qualitatively consistent with mRNA profiles obtained from parallel microarray analysis, and with data from previous studies.
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MESH Headings
- Arabidopsis/genetics
- DNA, Complementary/chemistry
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- Databases, Nucleic Acid
- Gene Expression Profiling/methods
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genome, Plant
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/isolation & purification
- Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique/methods
- Reproducibility of Results
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
- Transcription, Genetic
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Qin L, Kudla U, Roze EHA, Goverse A, Popeijus H, Nieuwland J, Overmars H, Jones JT, Schots A, Smant G, Bakker J, Helder J. Plant degradation: a nematode expansin acting on plants. Nature 2004; 427:30. [PMID: 14702076 DOI: 10.1038/427030a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Expansin proteins, which have so far been identified only in plants, rapidly induce extension of plant cell walls by weakening the non-covalent interactions that help to maintain their integrity. Here we show that an animal, the plant-parasitic roundworm Globodera rostochiensis, can also produce a functional expansin, which it uses to loosen cell walls when invading its host plant. As this nematode is known to be able to disrupt covalent bonds in plant cell walls, its accompanying ability to loosen non-covalent bonds challenges the prevailing view that animals are genetically poorly equipped to degrade plant cell walls.
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- Ling Qin
- Laboratory of Nematology, Graduate School of Experimental Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, 6709 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Improvements of the Molecular Toolbox for Cell Cycle Studies in Tobacco BY-2 Cells. TOBACCO BY-2 CELLS 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-10572-6_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Neveu C, Jaubert S, Abad P, Castagnone-Sereno P. A set of genes differentially expressed between avirulent and virulent Meloidogyne incognita near-isogenic lines encode secreted proteins. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2003; 16:1077-1084. [PMID: 14651341 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi.2003.16.12.1077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A cDNA-amplification fragment length polymorphism (AFLP)-based strategy has been used to identify genes differentially expressed between two pairs of near-isogenic lines (NIL) of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita either avirulent or virulent against the tomato Mi resistance gene. Gene expression profiles from infective second-stage juveniles (J2) were compared, and 22 of the 24,025 transcript-derived fragments (TDF) generated proved to be differential, i.e., present in both avirulent NIL and absent in both virulent NIL. Fourteen of the TDF sequences did not show any significant similarity to known proteins, while eight matched reported sequences from nematodes and other invertebrates. The differential expression of nine genes was confirmed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) experiments. In situ hybridization conducted with five of the sequences showed that two were specifically expressed in the intestinal cells (HM10 and PM1), one in the subventral esophageal glands (HM1), and two in the dorsal esophageal gland of J2 (HM7 and HM12). Analysis of full-length cDNA sequences revealed the presence of a signal peptide for HM1, HM10, and HM12, indicating that the encoded proteins are putatively secreted. Since secreted products in general and esophageal gland secretions in particular are thought to be among the main M. incognita pathogenicity factors, this result suggests a possible dual role for some of the genes encoding such secretions, i.e., they could be involved in both pathogenicity and virulence or avirulence of these biotrophic parasites.
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- Cédric Neveu
- INRA, Unité Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes et Santé Végétale, BP 2078, 06606 Antibes cedex France
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